Moke (beverage)

Moke is a traditional beverage from Flores Island, Indonesia, which is made of Borassus flabellifer and Arenga pinnata fruits. This beverage has many names including sopi, dewe, but it is widely known as Moke on Flores Island. Moke is considered as the symbol of friendship and hospitality for the people of Flores Island.
Moke in Flores Island
Moke is a traditional drink made of made of Borassus flabellifer and Arenga pinnata fruits fermintation, this beverage is made traditionally which involves techniques taught from generations to generations. The making of this beverage is done in people's yard using traditional cases made of clay for its cooking process. One bottle of moke can be made in about 5 hours due to the process of waiting drop by drop of the fermentation using a bamboo tool. The best quality Moke is called by the florenese as Bakar Menyala or hot and flaming. The bakar menyala unlike the regular Moke that...